Research Matters

Jane Whittingham

Research & Commercial Division

www.cardiff.ac.uk/racd

30-36 Newport Road

tel x76930

fax x74189

whittinghamj@cf.ac.uk

Scope:

Background to Cardiff University’s research awards and performance

RACD and its role - research, consultancy and services for business

Process of applying for research grants

Support available to academic staff

1. Cardiff University

Research and services activity versus total turnover:

Total Cardiff University turnover c. M£320 New research awards (grants & contracts): M£79 in 2004/05

Research income: M£61 in 2004-05 Consultancy / services income: >M£10 pa Exploitation income (licensing): M£2 pa

1,625 ‘live’ externally funded research projects operating via RACD accounts in March 2006, total value £278 million

Research awards (£ million)

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Application & award values

1,738 research applications made by Cardiff staff logged in RACD in 2004/2005 for a total of M£211 (mean = £121K)

Average CU research award 2004/05: £100.3K

Research awards by sponsor (2004-05, £ million)

Research Councils 25.7UK Gov't 10.3 - includes Structural Funds, Obj 1&2 UK local authority 0.22UK public corps. 1.1UK industry 5.3Charities 14.7 - increase post-mergerOverseas 2Other 12.1 - can include e.g. SRIFEC 6.6 - major increases under FP6EU other 0.4Health authorities 0.6TOTAL 79

Research awards by school 2004-05 (£)

% Change Average School Count Value  %

Change Average School Count Value

  Award           Award      

+106% 121,245 Biosi 117 14,185,619   +201% 47,642 Maths 14 666,982

+7% 87,148 Medic 154 13,420,858   +33% 18,078 Hisar 27 488,104

+79% 195,450 Engin 58 11,336,107   -11% 20,357 Claws 17 346,077

+36% 201,521 Psych 42 8,463,866   +286% 27,803 Euros 10 278,032

+36% 146,886 Chemy 47 6,903,661   -17% 69,227 Music 4 276,908

+160% 93,905 Socsi 48 4,507,440   +15% 43,523 Jomec 6 261,138

+45% 292,951 Physx 15 4,394,270   -36% 17,934 Dentl 13 233,138

-64% 65,569 Carbs 39 2,557,187   -69% 19,178 Encap 9 172,604

-9% 84,943 Comsc 29 2,463,352   +31% 7,255 Relig 6 43,531

+18% 85,641 Cplan 24 2,055,394   0 18,202 Pgmde 1 18,202

-27% 56,855 Phrmy 35 1,989,939   -97% 5,200 Welsh 2 10,400

-13% 50,569 Earth 38 1,921,603   0 1,987 Sohcs 1 1,987

-14% 76,937 Optom 19 1,461,795   0 750 Sonms 2 1,500

+15% 61,202 Archi 13 795,625   +25% 100,323 Total 678 79,255,319

2. RACD and its role

RESEARCH AND COMMERCIAL DIVISION (Strategic Development

Directorate) :

1. Research Development

Research Support – new project ideas and proposals

Research Information – funding opportunities, database of expertise

European Office (FP6/7; ERDF, Objective 1 & 2)

2. Research Grants Office

Costing & pricing; separate pre- and post-awards activities

Grants/Contracts Financial Administration, reporting & audit

3. Research Policy & Management

Research Governance, Ethical approval, Clinical trials & research

‘sponsors’, NHS Interaction

Legal issues, agreements, contracts, subcontracting, tender

submissions, grant transfers

4. Commercial Development

Consultancies & Business Services, Knowledge Transfer

Partnerships; Industrial Links - Innovation Network (CUIN)

Patents & technology transfer; Spin-off companies

3. The Process of Applying

Locating your source of funding

Knowing what information to collect before applying

Writing the research grant application

Costing your proposal

Locating Your Source of Funding

Research Councils

Government Departments

Charitable Trusts and Foundations

European Union

Professional Bodies

Business and Industry

What Information to Collect Before Applying

What are the current and future priorities of the funding body?

Am I eligible?

What is the success rate?

What was funded last year?

Who assesses your application?

When are the deadlines?

Who else from my institution has been successful? Take them

out for lunch and ask to see their bid!

Writing the Grant Application

Title Timetable and Milestones

Summary Institutional Contribution

Background Financial Plan

Aims Justification of Costs

Plan CVs

Purpose and Potential Supporting Information

3. Support Available to Academic Staff

Sources of funding

Proposal development

Financial costing

Electronic submission

INSERV?

Sources of Funding

Research@Cardiff

Funding guides

RACD information resource

Web alerts

Research Fortnight/Research Fortnight Online

Research Fortnight

UK newsletter of funding opportunities and articles on research and technology policy

Subscription since its launch in 1994

Feedback indicates that many staff either never, or only occasionally, see a copy

It is now available on the web

www.ResearchResearch.com

Research Fortnight Online

Gold Service

Full access to all UK relevant material

Excludes material aimed at users from overseas

Access for all staff and students from any computer on the internal network - no password required

Information Available

Searchable database of funding opportunities, news, funding bodies and their programmes

Full text of all editions of Research Fortnight since June 2002

Full text of Research Europe since July 2002

General enquiriesGeraint Jones (Director) x 74182Adrienne Evans (PA) x 74837Christine O’Gorman (Reception) x 75834

Grants / Financial AdministrationGraham Edwards x 74396Mina Veillard (post-award) x 74651Kathryn Sinclair (pre-award) x 75835

Research Governance, ethics, policyKathy Pittard Davies x 79274Chris Shaw x 79130

Research Information, funding sourcesJane Whittingham x 76236

Further information and contacts

Research DevelopmentDave Bembo x 75159

European OfficeNick Bodycombe (FP6/7) x 77135Justyna Mortka (Other EU, Obj 1&2) x 70114

Contracts / Legal AgreementsLaura Williams x 76558

Intellectual Property Issues, patents, spin-out companies Nick Bourne x 75042

Consultancy, Services for Business, Innovation NetworkMichael Wright x 75513

Project Management training and the Cardiff University Project Management Framework(Planning, via HR)

Intellectual Property and Patent Searching Online(RACD, via HR)

Research Fortnight Online(Jane Whittingham)

Getting Grant FundingFor early stage researchers and PhD students (RACD, via HR)

Training opportunities